collingwood (3-16) vs melbourne (6-13)
pies set record for most loses after a grand final after losing to dees by 9 goals. melbourne (7-13) are 9th. collingwood (3-17) are 10th.
| Collingwood | 114 | |
| Melbourne | 168 |
geelong (7-12) vs fitzroy (10-1-8)
lions beat cats by 57. fitzroy (11-1-8) are 7th. geelong (7-13) are 8th.
hawthorn (14-5) vs sydney (12-7)
hawks beat swans by 64. hawthorn (15-5) are 2nd. sydney (12-8) are 6th.
north (13-6) vs footscray (3-16)
roos beat dogs by 14. north (14-6) are 5th. footscray (3-17) are 11th.
| North Melbourne | 118 | |
| Footscray | 104 |
richmond (16-3) vs carlton (13-1-5) uor
bliues beat tigers by 28. carlton (14-1-5) are 3rd. richmond (16-4) are 1st.
st kilda (3-16) vs essendon (13-6)
dons beat saints by 14. essendon (14-6) are 4th. st kilda (3-17) are last.
ladder
| Team | GP | PTS | % |
| RICH | 20 | 64 | 126.91 |
| HAW | 20 | 60 | 129.23 |
| CARL | 20 | 58 | 124.85 |
| ESS | 20 | 56 | 118.95 |
| NM | 20 | 56 | 114.86 |
| SYD | 20 | 48 | 105.16 |
| FITZ | 20 | 46 | 102.37 |
| GEEL | 20 | 28 | 90.15 |
| MELB | 20 | 28 | 89.28 |
| COLL | 20 | 12 | 85.13 |
| FOOTS | 20 | 12 | 71.25 |
| STK | 20 | 12 | 70.78 |
round 21 matches
carlton v north
essendon v geelong
fitzroy v footscray
melbourne v hawthorn
st kilda v collingwood gor
sydney v richmond